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Battle Of Negapatam (1758)
The Battle of Nagapatam was an indecisive naval battle on 3 August 1758 during the Seven Years' War. A British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock fought a French squadron under Comte d'Aché off the Carnatic coast of India near Negapatam in the second of three battles fought between the two admirals during the war. Both squadrons suffered heavy damage during the short but fierce engagement, with d'Ache's flagship '' Zodiaque'' catching fire and d'Ache himself severely wounded. He would spend the remainder of the year recovering in Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict that involved most of the European Great Powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Other concurrent conflicts include the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the Carnatic Wars and the Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763). The opposing alliances were led by Great Britain and France respectively, both seeking to establish global pre-eminence at the expense of the other. Along with Spain, France fought Britain both in Europe and overseas with land-based armies and naval forces, while Britain's ally Prussia sought territorial expansion in Europe and consolidation of its power. Long-standing colonial rivalries pitting Britain against France and Spain in North America and the West Indies were fought on a grand scale with consequential results. Prussia sought greater influence in the German states, while Austria wanted to regain Silesia, captured by Prussia in the previous war, and to conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Weymouth (1752)
HMS ''Weymouth'' was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Ro ... to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 18 February 1752. ''Weymouth'' served until 1772, when the decision was taken to have her broken up. Notes References *Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850''. Conway Maritime Press. . Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 1752 ships {{UK-line-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Jacques De La Chaise
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French Ship Comte De Provence (1756)
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Anne Antoine, Comte D'Aché
Anne Antoine, Comte d’Aché (23 January 1701, Marbeuf – 11 February 1780) was a French naval officer who rose to the rank of vice admiral. He is best known for his service off the coast of India during the Seven Years' War, when he led the French fleet at the Battle of Cuddalore and Battle of Pondicherry. He also failed to provide adequate naval support to French troops attempting to capture Madras in 1759.Harvey, Robert. ''Clive: The Life and Death of a British Emperor''. Hodder and Stoughton, 1998. p.236-240 After he received rumours of a British attack on the major Indian Ocean naval base Mauritius he did not go to the aid of the French forces in Pondicherry which was under siege. Pondicherry, the French capital in India, subsequently surrendered leaving the French with no influence upon the Indian Subcontinent. After the war he retired to Brest where he died in 1780. See also * France in the Seven Years' War * Great Britain in the Seven Years' War Great Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digby Dent (Royal Navy Officer, Born 1739)
Rear Admiral Sir Digby Dent (1739–1817) was a Royal Navy commander. Life He was from a long line of "Digby Dents" who served in the Royal Navy including his grandfather and uncle. He was baptised in Portsmouth on 16 November 1739 one of eight children of Captain Cotton Dent RN and his wife, Catherine ("Kitty") Bowerbank (1717-1804). His father became Captain of Greenwich Hospital and died there in 1761. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy on 4 February 1758. In July 1758 he was given captaincy and command of the 24-gun HMS ''Queenborough'' in the East Indies under Vice Admiral George Pocock and fought the French fleet in the Battle of Negapatam and the Battle of Pondicherry in the Indian Ocean. He transferred to HMS ''Newcastle'' the day after the latter battle to replace Captain Colin Michie who was killed in the engagement but remained stationed off Pondicherry. He was given command on New Year's Day 1760 of the 50-gunner HMS ''Falmouth'', remaini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Queenborough (1747)
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Queenborough'', after the town of Queenborough in Kent. One of these ships was later transferred to the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS ''Queenborough''. * , a yacht built at Chatham Dockyard in 1671. She was rebuilt at Sheerness Dockyard in 1718, and was sold on 11 July 1771. * , a sixth rate of 24 guns, launched at Sheerness Dockyard in 1694. She was rebuilt at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1709, and sold on 20 August 1719. * , a fifth rate of 44 guns, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard on 7 December 1709 as . She was renamed ''Queenborugh'' on 5 November 1744, and sold in 1746. * , a sixth rate of 24 guns, launched by Sparrow of Rotherhithe on 21 January 1747. She was one of five vessels lost in a cyclone off Pondicherry on 1 January 1761 * , a cutter of 12 guns serving from 1800 to 1806. * , a Q-class destroyer launched by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd in 1942, and transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1945. Battle honours Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Colville (Royal Navy Officer) (1810–1880), British lawyer, civil servant and judge
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James Colville may refer to: * James Colville (footballer), played for Newton Heath during the 1892–93 season, for Anne Bank and Fairfield Athletic *James Colville (judge) (died 1540), Scottish administrator, lord of session and diplomat *James Colville, 1st Lord Colville of Culross (1551–1629), Scottish soldier and courtier *James William Colvile Sir James William Colvile (12 January 1810 – 6 December 1880) was a British lawyer, civil servant and then judge in India, and a judge on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the court of last resort for the British colonies. Life He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Newcastle (1750)
HMS ''Newcastle'' was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Peirson Lock at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched in 1750 for active service during the Seven Years' War against France. Principally engaged in defending British settlements in India, she was wrecked in a storm off Pondicherry in January 1761. Fate On 1 January 1761, a cyclone off Pondicherry, drove ''Newcastle'', , and onshore, where they wrecked. ''Newcastle'' was able to leave harbour, but the wind shifted, impeding her and eventually driving her ashore two miles south of Pondicherry. The same storm also caught and . They tried to get out to open water, but were unable to. When they anchored the sea overwhelmed them and they both foundered, each with the loss of almost all on board. The former Captain, Sir Digby Dent Rear Admiral Sir Digby Dent (1739–1817) was a Royal Navy commander. Life He was from a long line of "Digby Dents" who served in the Royal Navy including his gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brereton (Royal Navy Officer)
William Brereton may refer to: * William Brereton (fl. 1406–1432), MP for Midhurst and Chichester * William Brereton (courtier) (d. 1536) in the privy chamber of Henry VIII * William Brereton (lord justice) (d. 1541), lord justice of Ireland * Sir William Brereton (died 1559) (c. 1520–1559), MP for Cheshire in 1547 and 1559 * Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet (1604–1661), Parliamentary General in the English Civil War * William Brereton, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lords Brereton ** William Brereton, 1st Baron Brereton (1550–1630), MP for Cheshire in 1597, 1614 and 1621 ** William Brereton, 2nd Baron Brereton (1611–1664), MP for Cheshire in 1661 ** William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton (1631–1680), MP for Newton in 1659 and Bossiney 1660 * William Brereton (British Army officer) (1789–1864), colonel in the Royal Horse Artillery * William Brereton (officer), British Army officer in South Carolina in 1782 * William Brereton (Norfolk cricketer) (1786–1851), English crickete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Salisbury (1746)
HMS ''Salisbury'' was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built during the War of the Austrian Succession and went on to see action in the Seven Years' War, serving in the East Indies. ''Salisbury'' started her career in the western approaches, where she took part in blockades of the French coast and cruises against French ships and privateers, serving with Sir George Anson and Sir Peter Warren's fleets. During this period ''Salisbury''s surgeon carried out experiments into the use of citrus fruit against scurvy. After some time spent as a guardship at Plymouth during the peace, ''Salisbury'' was sent to the East Indies, where she spent the rest of her career. ''Salisbury'' was active during the Seven Years' War, serving with George Pocock's fleet, and seeing action in most of his engagements with the Comte d'Aché. She fought at Cuddalore, Negapatam and Pondicherry, and remained in the East Indies until being condemned as unserviceable at B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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